Definition of nettle Nettle
/nɛˈtʌl/ - [netul] - net•tle
We found 14 definitions of nettle from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: nettles |
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| nettle - any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) | ||
| weed a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning | ||
| stinging nettle, urtica dioica perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs | ||
| roman nettle, urtica pipulifera annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers | ||
| laportea canadensis, wood nettle American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles | ||
| clearweed, pilea pumilla, richweed, dead nettle a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves | ||
| artillery plant, pilea microphylla tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively | ||
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| nettle - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | ||
| urticate | ||
| bite, sting, burn penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" | ||
| nettle - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
| annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | ||
| displease give displeasure to | ||
| get under one's skin, get cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" | ||
| eat into, rankle, grate, fret gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
| chafe warm by rubbing, as with the hands | ||
| peeve cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | ||
| ruffle pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" | ||
| fret wear away or erode | ||
| chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, hassle, harass, plague, harry, molest, beset, provoke exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" | ||
| antagonise, antagonize provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nettle (Noun)
A herb of the genus Urtica, which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. - nettle (Noun)
The non-stinging plant deadnettle, also in the nettle family, Urticaceae. - nettle (Noun)
Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea-nettle. - nettle (Verb)
Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone. - nettle (Verb)
To pique, irritate, vex or provoke someone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nettle (n.)
A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamaedryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. - nettle (v. t.)
To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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nettle
To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance. -
nettle
The common name for between 30-45 species of flowering plants with a cosmopolitan though mainly temperate distribution. They are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, but some are annual and a few are shrubby.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nettle
net′l, n. a common plant covered with hairs which sting sharply.—v.t. to fret, as a nettle does the skin: to irritate.—ns. Nett′le-cloth, thick japanned cotton cloth used for leather; Nett′le-fish, a jelly-fish, sea-nettle; Nett′lerash, a kind of fever characterised by a rash or eruption on the skin; Nett′le-tree, a genus of trees, with simple and generally serrated leaves, the fruit a fleshy, globose, one-celled drupe; Nett′le-wort, any plant of the nettle family. [A.S. netele; Ger. nessel.]
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